Sweetness
O.S.T. Lyrics

Sweetness darkness, tell me what you did
Asking a troubled person to reveal what they have done to cause their current state of darkness.

Are you hiding something - something you regret?
Questioning whether there is something the person is not revealing, that they feel guilty about.

Your eyes see through it - there’s cuts upon your skin
Observing that the person is not hiding their emotional pain well, and noticing visible signs of physical self-harm.

My sweet sweetness darkness - princess villainess
Adressing the person's inner conflicting character, whose behavior alternates between being sweet and villainous.

It’s become a nasty habit
Indicating that the person's current state of darkness is the result of repeated negative behavior that has become habitual.

It’s something she don’t talk about
Explaining that the person refuses to speak about what troubles them.

It’s become a real bad problem
Emphasizing that the habitual behavior has intensified and has now become a serious problem.

We’re slowly trying to get over it
Suggesting that there are efforts being made to overcome the problem, but progress is slow.

It’s just a real bad habit
Reiterating that the problematic behavior has become a habit.

Baby’s trying to get over it
Assuming a nurturing role to encourage and support the person in their efforts to change negative behavior.

It’s something that just happens
Attributing the problematic behavior to a circumstance or condition the person is not in control of.

But it’s something we don’t talk about
Re-emphasizing the fact that the person refuses to talk openly about their situation.

She’s home alone and she’s cold again
Describing the person's lonely and isolated state, where they feel emotionally cold and distant.

She made promises she don’t understand
Revealing that the person has made promises, but they are not sure why they made them or how to fulfill them.

No more tightness if she gets some relief
Suggesting that the person is seeking relief from their emotional pain, and once they get it, they will feel more relaxed and less tense.

She’s so much in love that she wants to leave
Expressing that the person is so deeply in love with someone, that they are willing to leave behind their current situation to be with them.

She can’t make it with a man
Indicating that the person is struggling to find happiness and fulfillment in their male relationships.

She couldn’t make it with a living man
Clarifying that the person has tried all sorts of male relationships with little success.

She needs fixes that are so hard to find
Admitting that the person is in need of solutions that are difficult to find and even harder to obtain.

The only way she could get them was to leave this world behind
Describing that the person's need to find a solution was so desperate that they considered ending their own life.

Sweetness darkness - laid out upon the bed
Depicting a scene where a person in emotional turmoil is lying down in emotional exhaustion on their bed, surrounded by darkness.

The pose of sorrow - the pose of what I did
Interpreting the person's body language as being that of regret, shame or guilt for their past actions.

My sweet sweetness darkness - it’s like you always said
Acknowledging that the person's darkness has a voice of its own and has always warned them about its presence.

A living heart once broken can’t awake the dead
Stating that a heart that has suffered emotional damage cannot revive or come back to life.

The highway takes me to the desert now
Describing the singer's travel route towards a barren and uninhabited place.

They’ll soon be asking the why’s and the how’s
Anticipating questions from others regarding the singer's current situation and reasons for their journey.

There’ll be answer, no desire to speak
Asserting that there is an answer to those questions, however, the singer does not want to communicate it.

I’m too much in love with my dark destiny
Admitting that the artist is drawn to their own self-destructive fate and would not want to escape it, despite its perilous nature.

I couldn't make it as a man
Admitting that the artist has failed to meet societal expectations of being a man.

I couldn’t make it as an honest man
Venting that there have been attempts at trying to be honest, however, that too has resulted in failure.

I need fixes that are so hard to find
Reiterating the unavailability of solutions that can help the singer battle their inner demons.

The only way I could get them was to leave this life behind
Conveying that ending one's life has been considered as a way of finding a permanent solution to the artist's problems.